Two Artists, Two Views’ on display at Harrison’s

Virginia Murray and Patrice Baldwin’s “Two Artists, Two Views” exhibit will open with a reception from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Harrison’s restaurant and gallery, 2773 S. Church St., Burlington. The exhibit will remain on display through Sept. 8. This will be the aunt and niece’s, first exhibit together.

“We are excited about this show,” Murray said.

A variety of artwork will be on display, including Christmas artwork. “We will both have a Santa Claus on display,” Murray added.

Murray’s love of art began in school. She studied art in her free time and won area awards. As her family grew, she served as administrative assistant at Carolina Biological Supply and served as president of the Professional Secretaries’ Association and received a number of awards before her retirement. Under the urging of her now late husband, Virginia began taking art classes from Jill Troutman and currently studies under and is inspired by Betty Tyler. She lives in Burlington.

Patrice began working in arts and crafts at an early age. Mostly self-taught, she has worked with everything from pottery to clothing design, glass painting to tapestries as well as commissioned wall designs. Most recently, she has been a student of Betty Tyler’s. She is currently an instructor at The Painter’s Roost in Burlington. Patrice and her husband, Bobby, are lifelong residents of Burlington; they owned and operated Shea’s restaurant from 1979 to 1996.